Buying a Dashboard Camera – Advice & Discussions

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Originally Posted by Prads
Any idea how much these capacitor models suck up from the battery?
I know battery ...

Any idea how much these capacitor models suck up from the battery?
I know battery variants are not doing well in hot conditions,especially since they sit at the top where its the hottest in the car.

I recently had a case where some one vandalized my car at my friends party when it was parked for a couple of hours,so was wondering if i should pick a cam which has battery or capacitor model or run the capacitor model in direct mode.

Most branded cameras would list out the power they consume but again if you are not familiar with the scientific equations it is difficult to figure out what it means in real life. Both cameras that I have been using have the option of connecting them directly to car battery in addition to cigarette charger.

When you connect them directly with the battery they have something called a parking mode option where they record events when something moves in front of them or they experience jerk etc. i.e in case someone hits your car from side or behind (they have motion sensor). Most models also have battery power detectors (either built in or as an optional item) where they monitor the battery power and will switch off when the power goes below certain level so that you don't drain the battery completely (in case you leave the car parked for extended period of time like a month or so). In this case you can theoretically come back after a year and still start your car normally. Hope this helps. For a day or two you don't even need the battery monitoring as the cameras don't use up that much power. Again I am sharing from my practical experience (you might not need to monitor the battery power for longer time periods but I haven't tried for more than 2-3 days myself).

You can check camness.com for various models and if you have any questions let me know.

Looking for one quite a long time and don't want to invest no name product which is available all E-Comm Sites - no matter how low the price - many claim those product died after couple of weeks / months of usage. But this one from well reputed brand as well price is quite good (didn't exceed my budget) comparing other high end brand.

What does that mean arijitb ?
you can check the video quality on youtube. From far off the number plates are not visible but in bumper distance plates are clear.

I contacted a local supplier from whom i bought the blaupunkt subwoofer for 4500 rupees (snapdeal had it for 4200 rs) (now it's selling at just 3k :/)

He quoted 4500 rupess for the same thing. But guys beware , the snapdeal seller won't have a filled warranty card. Product will be genuine but in order to avail warranty , the warranty card should be filled with a proper seller's stamp.
I bought an american tourister bag from snapdeal , went to a nearby store to buy a full size luggage bag and when purchasing , one person was denied warranty just because the warranty card wasn't filled.

Looking for one quite a long time and don't want to invest no name product which is available all E-Comm Sites - no matter how low the price - many claim those product died after couple of weeks / months of usage. But this one from well reputed brand as well price is quite good (didn't exceed my budget) comparing other high end brand.

Hi,
I recently got a Transcend DrivePro 100 and a DrivePro 220 for my cars.
I have uploaded a video comparison of the cameras

Do check it out

Hope this is useful for you

Thanks a lot posting this comparison video of both Cam - You are right DP100 looks natural and better in Day Time but degrades in Night Time comparing DP220. Also watched the Kerala Accident video in your YouTube channel - that shot in DP100. Very clear picture.

Thanks for your post - It helps me to decide.

Somewhere I read or Watch (can't remember where) that Drive Pro get slightly warm when use Car Power supply - Is it true ? Is this harmful for camera ?

Thanks a lot posting this comparison video of both Cam - You are right DP100 looks natural and better in Day Time but degrades in Night Time comparing DP220. Also watched the Kerala Accident video in your YouTube channel - that shot in DP100. Very clear picture.

Thanks for your post - It helps me to decide.

Somewhere I read or Watch (can't remember where) that Drive Pro get slightly warm when use Car Power supply - Is it true ? Is this harmful for camera ?

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Waiting for Tenida's Review about BP's Dash-cam review.

I dont think so. Im using DP 100 from 4 months. No problem till now. Parked my car for 4-5 hours in direct sunlight. The car will be like a hot oven. But the camera is still good. Never had any problem till now.

I would recommend you to buy a DP220 coz it has got Parking mode which is a cool feature. You can park your car and if there is any movement in-front of the camera, it records it. Like someone hits your car by mistake, or someone try to steal your car.. etc.. DP 100 doesnt have that feature..